TEAM USA FOOTBALL MEN’S AND WOMEN’S SQUADS ADVANCE TO IFAF CONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP SEMIFINALS

U.S. Men’s and Women’s National Teams reach semifinals behind 4-0 records   

PENONOMÉ, PANAMA – Group play for the International Federation of American Football (IFAF) Americas Continental Championship concluded on Saturday with Team USA Football’s men’s and women’s teams combining for an undefeated record. Both squads enter the semifinal games tomorrow morning with 4-0 records.  

A full schedule for Team USA Football’s games at the IFAF Americas Continental Championship is available on usafootball.com. A press release recapping Friday’s action is also available. All times listed are in Central Time. The semifinals and championships both take place tomorrow, on Sunday. Games are streamed on IFAF.tv. 

This year’s IFAF Americas Continental Championship in Estadio Virgilio Tejeira in Penonomé, Panama features the top men’s and women’s flag football teams from North and South America. The event is a biennial championship that began in Charlotte, N.C. in 2023 as part of the strategic development of global competition leading up to and beyond flag football’s Olympic debut in Los Angeles in 2028. 

Below is a recap of Saturday’s games. 

U.S. Men Game No. 3: U.S. 44, Brazil 7 

Team USA Football opened the scoring against Brazil. Quarterback Darrell “Housh” Doucette found former Texas Tech wide receiver Ja'Deion High for the game’s first touchdown to take a 6-0 lead. Brazil responded to take a 6-7 lead. They wouldn’t score again.  

Laderrick “Pablo” Smith immediately put the U.S. back in front on a one-play scoring drive. He found touchdown magnet Tyler Davis on a 45-yard pass. The offense continued to hum as Doucette found High for another score before connecting with Smith on the extra point. A pick-six by defensive back Aamir Brown expanded the lead to 26-7 going into halftime.  

Smith kept his team’s foot on the gas with a second half touchdown pass to High. Quarterback Nico Casares got in on the scoring, finding Doucette and High for touchdowns to reach a 44-7 final.  

High, who was a nominee for the Burlsworth Trophy during his time in college, finished the game with four receiving touchdowns in his return from a minor illness that limited him on Friday.   

U.S. Men Game No. 4: U.S. 54, Canada 26 

Heavy rain impacted the timing of the U.S. Men’s National Team’s showdown against Canada, but no amount of precipitation could water down Doucette’s high-scoring offense.  

Doucette scored three touchdowns in the win, including two passing and one as a receiver. Smith also scored three times. The multi-positional threat punched in two touchdowns on the ground and caught one. High caught his fifth touchdown reception of the day. Casares contributed two passing touchdowns, including a late score to Shawn Theard Jr. that firmly put the game out of Canada’s reach.  

The defense also played a large role in setting up the offense with short fields. Brown made his third interception of the tournament. Breakout star Isaiah Calhoun, whose older brother won a gold medal with the U.S. National Team in 2022, added two interceptions, including his third pick-six of the event.  

U.S. Women Game No. 3: U.S. 49, Jamaica 0 

The U.S. defense set the tone early. Two-time gold medalist Ashley Edwards ended Jamaica’s first offensive possession with an interception. Maci Joncich capitalized by taking a short pass from Vanita Krouch into the endzone. Krouch found Joncich again for the extra point to give the U.S. an early 7-0 lead.  

Addison Orsborn ended the following Jamaica possession with a sack. Krouch connected with Isabella Geraci, who evaded several defenders on a 25-yard touchdown. Madison Fulford made a one-handed grab on the extra point, expanding the lead to 14-0.  

Krouch led Team USA Football’s passing attack by completing 12 of 17 pass attempts for 139 yards, five touchdowns, and a pair of two-point extra point conversions. Joncich and Laneah Bryan also got involved in the passing attack. Joncich completed six of seven passes for 85 yards and an extra point. Bryan connected with fellow defensive back Edwards on a touchdown pass and then found Orsborn on the extra point.  

The offense spread the ball around. Ten of the 12 women on the roster caught passes. Brianna Hernandez-Silva continued her breakout performance by catching three passes for 63 yards and an extra point. Joncich also continued to establish herself as a key piece of the passing game, hauling in four receptions for 20 yards, three touchdowns and an extra point.  

Ashlea Klam, who led the team in receptions and receiving yards on Friday, caught two passes for 22 yards. Fulford added three receptions for 22 yards and a pair of extra points. Geraci made three catches for 46 yards and the long touchdown score. London Jenkins also got involved in the scoring, juking out defenders on a 45-yard touchdown run.  

On defense, 2025 World Games star Deliah Autry-Jones and Edwards picked off passes. Orsborn registered her third sack of the tournament, and Hernandez-Silva and Jenkins also added pressures.  

U.S. Women Game No. 4: U.S. 34, Panama 6 

Panama scored on the game’s opening drive to take a 6-0 lead, but the U.S. responded quickly. Krouch led a drive that resulted in a touchdown on a one-yard shovel pass to Geraci. Krouch also found Geraci on the extra point to take a 7-6 lead.  

An Amber Clark-Robinson interception on Panama’s next drive set the U.S. offense up to expand its lead. Krouch found Fulford for a touchdown several plays later. Panama failed to pick up a first down on its next possession. Clark-Robinson broke up two passes, and Orsborn ended the drive with a sack.  

Krouch led another touchdown drive, finding Geraci at the front corner of the end zone. Hernandez-Silva connected with Geraci for the extra point to expand the lead to 20-6 going into halftime.  

Krouch finished the game with 16 completions on 25 pass attempts for 121 yards, five touchdowns and two extra points. Joncich and Hernandez-Silva both passed for one extra point each. Joncich added 55 rushing yards on three carries and a receiving touchdown.  

Fulford caught two passes, including a touchdown, and Geraci led the team with seven receptions for 40 yards, three touchdowns and three extra points. Jenkins also caught an extra point.  

Clark-Robinson led the defense with three passes defensed and her interception. Autry-Jones and Edwards contributed interceptions in the second half to close out the game. Edwards led the team with six flag pulls. Orsborn finished the contest with three pressures, including the first half sack. Jenkins also applied a pressure. 

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2025 Team USA Football Men’s Roster   

Name; Position; Hometown (Current Residence)  

Aamir Brown; DB/WR; Philadelphia, Pa. (Philadelphia, Pa.)  

Velton Brown Jr.; WR/DB; Orlando, Fla. (Orlando, Fla.)  

Isaiah Calhoun; DB/WR; Riverside, Calif. (Plano, Texas)  

Nico Casares; QB; Miami, Fla. (Miami, Fla.)  

Mike Daniels; DB/WR; Miami, Fla. (Miami, Fla.)  

Laval Davis; WR/Rush; Jacksonville, Fla. (Jacksonville, Fla.)  

Tyler Davis; WR/DB; Oakland, Calif. (Austin, Texas)  

Darrell “Housh” Doucette III; QB/ATH; New Orleans, La. (New Orleans, La.)  

Ja'Deion High; WR/DB; Hereford, Texas (Lubbock, Texas)  

Jamie Kennedy; DB/WR; Pompano Beach, Fla. (Jacksonville, Fla.)  

Laderrick “Pablo” Smith; WR/QB; Pompano Beach, Fla. (Goodyear, Ariz.)  

Shawn Theard Jr.; Rush/WR; New Orleans, La. (New Orleans, La.)  

Head Coach: Jorge Cascudo  

Assistant Coach: Willy Perez  

Assistant Coach: Rudy Fernandez  

2025 Team USA Football Women’s Roster   

Name; Position; Hometown (Current Residence)  

Deliah Autry-Jones; DB/WR; Tampa, Fla. (Tampa, Fla.)  

Laneah Bryan; DB/WR; El Paso, Texas (El Paso, Texas)  

Amber Clark-Robinson; DB/WR; Greenville, N.C. (Kansas City, Kan.)  

Ashley Edwards; DB/WR; San Antonio, Texas (San Antonio, Texas)  

Madison Fulford; WR/DB; Charlotte, N.C. (Round Rock, Texas)  

Isabella Geraci; WR/DB; North Ridgeville, Ohio (North Ridgeville, Ohio)  

Brianna Hernandez-Silva; DB/WR; Las Vegas, Nev. (Cedar Park, Texas)  

London Jenkins; WR/DB: Jacksonville, Fla. (Jacksonville, Fla.)  

Maci Joncich; WR/QB; Henderson, Nev. (Gainesville, Fla.)  

Ashlea Klam; C/DB; Austin, Texas (West Palm Beach, Fla.)  

Vanita Krouch; QB; Carrollton, Texas (Carrollton, Texas)  

Addison Orsborn; Rush/WR; Round Rock, Texas (Ottawa, Kan.)  

Head Coach: Saaid Mortazavi  

Assistant Coach: Mary Kate Bula  

Assistant Coach: Matthew Hernandez  

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